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   Hi, Anton Shepelev! -> Alexander Koryagin   
   I read your message from 13.07.2020 12:14   
      
    ak>> If I talk about myself, can I say: "I drained Jim everything I   
    ak>> knew about his wife's love affair." ;-)   
      
    AS> Observe that Dallas had an "of" before the second object -- to   
    AS> drain somebody of something. Does a plane really "drain" excessive   
    AS> fuel before landing? Maybe they dump it?   
      
   I guess you are right. "Drain" implies a flow -- there is the word "drainage",   
   not dumping. But when a plain dumps its fuel the fuel looks like aerosol.   
      
   Bye, Anton!   
   Alexander Koryagin   
   english_tutor 2020   
      
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